The Candle

 When a candle is lit most people look at the light and not so much the candle.  The light shines out to distill the darkness.  The spiritual life is learning to look and listen in a new way.  I tend to look more at the candle, to pay attention to the dark, to what does not seem to move.  the candle is the source of energy for the light.  No candle?  No light.  The light flickers and attracts in the dark.  The candle is still, and hardly noticed.  Like God.  A lot of spiritual writing says to be still and listen.